Virginia Juvenile Detention Educator Named National Teacher of the Year

A teacher at a juvenile detention center in Richmond, Virginia was given the honor of National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The council announced in a press release on April 24 that Rodney Robinson, a social studies teacher at Virgie Binford Education Center was given this year’s honorific. CCSSO said Robinson created “a positive school culture by empowering his students.” The social studies teacher was also